2 derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zhèng tài kòng]
Idioms (19)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
2 fig. hell freezes over
3 pigs can fly
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
2 reticent
3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
2 to wait idly for opportunities
3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
2 to know one's place
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
2 stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
欺人太甚
qī rén tài shèn
1 to bully intolerably (idiom)
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
2 to be inattentive
3 to be frightened out of one's mind
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